Vehicle-wheel.



H. M. CROWLEY.

VEHICLE WHEEL.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. I4. 19!).

1,272,920. Patented Jul 1918.

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Patented Jul 16, 1918.

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I TED STATES YHABQOIIIDKEQQQOWIQEYI, ohwirciz'inimon, NEW JERSEY.

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Tuckerton in the" :cbunliyx of -.Ocean and istalflbfz New Jersey',: myeinv ntedeei tain q i in i818.- specififin peetion."-"The end portion 8' 1s -ci1t6uhas shown at, 2 6 to permit the e 9 ri i ie? it 91. i iemm 3 55 3. 3 filial?" Patented July ie, 1918.

tlie side"sl lriface 9 0f the felly 1 15 clearly shown m F g.2. The rim 2 is split as .shown at, 10' in Figs. 5 antl'6,'and the flange U I v i interrupted in its length adjacent the "new;jahd .usefu1 lmpravementsamvehmlee?sphtto provide reonr-for'the insertion of a yle'ver 11. I i v Th1s lever has tW ears 12 which embrace.

pin 15 serves-iepiyotully connect the ears e 13%: clearly shown in Figs 'r piyotally-lriounte'd in a cavity 1? farmed in the ndlportioii" 18 'of the flange S, a pivot pm '19 belng usedjo form the pix-0m cenof the flange i handle 210i the'jvel 11 fit therein when;

"@116 riin" is dr mal position es shown.

Bofii'sQQxtend thi'eugh holes 23 in the flange 8 and have threaded portions 2 which extend iiito the bddy portion the v 'fellyl" E aeh ef jthe bolts 22- has :0 groove 'i -25'Wh1el iprov ides 'zyStem 26 e1" siction then-[the head 27.

smaller cross d keyhole 0 or" each of to fr eely pas'S oyep'the heed 27,033 a respe;:-- tivebolt 22, and the smaller: portion 31 oi each of the slojgs 29 is of sufficient size that if'the 28 iii tiii'ned, the stem 26 of the hoHqwill engage through the portion 31 of "the sl t as-elearly shownjn Fig. 3.

.fTl'LB ring 28,411. portions adjeeent each 013 I the glot 29 has a, beveled reeese 32, Ll e fine-- v. k 'tion of whichwlllbe descnbea hereinafter.

r Fig. 8 'is a ers'eefuve -vlew of zm actu- The 'I'ing 28,15 prpvided with an ordinary :qfins] iver' wln ifi isilillart off i i r'. :b01t 1 miig ch afbolb 33 can be in- & z serbed 'afcer the ring 28 has been turned into 1 "Fig; 9 is a fragmentary elevation showing mach-led form of my invention.

" senile the mag to Figs. 1 to 8inc1usive,'1;1 epre- *Fclly of the wheel." =A'rim 2, pref- 7 When it; 5% desired m remove the tire 6 v era.h1 7 3f? resilient metal, engages the Prfrom the rim 2, it is marel' necessary to re riplr=erqlgwrface of the felly end has turperl e dgee 3 and 4 adapted to embrace the edge portion; 5 of a resilient tire 6.

The Fel'iy' 1 has an annular portion '3 move the single bolt 33 an tern the ring 28 until tne largeportioz s 30 or" the slots 29 are in aimeir ent with the heads of Lhe bolts The ring 28 can chem be lrmdil; move-Q which provides an abutting flange for the over the heads of the belts 22 am; the enmum. edge 3 of th rim 2- Th rim 3 h we rim with elm Lire thereon can sxiid from the felly, it being noted that the holes 23 in the flange 8 are sufficiently large to pass over the said heads of the bolts 22. After the rim has been removed, the lever 11 can be manually moved into the position shown in 6,'wl1ich willcause the rim 2 to be contracted and reduced-in diameter. This difference in diameter is suflicient to permit the tire to be slid laterally off the rim. To apply a tire to the rim, the tire is slid over the rim while it is in a contracted state, after which'the rim can be expanded to its normal circumference by moving the lever 11 through the medium of the handle 21 into the position shown in Fig. 5.

The rim with the tire thereon can be slid onto the felly and over the bolt heads 27.

The ring 28 mm then be attached by passin it over the bolt heads 27 and afterwar slightly turnin it so that the bolt 33 .can be inserted. iis locks the ring 28 since the heads of the bolts 22, being of larger cross section than the narrow portions of the slots 29,, engage the outer surface of the flange 8 and hold the latter in place.

The beveled recesses 22gextend outwardly from the large portions 30 of the slots 29 and intersect the outer surface of the flange 8 adjacent the small portions 31 of said slots 29. This causes a clamping action and tightly binds the ring 28 against the outer surface of the flange 8! r In the form of my invention shown in Fig. 9, instead of having acontinuous flange, I make the flan e in the form of a series of fluted lips 3i, t 1e spaces 35 between the lips permitting the rim 2 to bend freely when the lever 11 is actuated. In all other respects the form of my invention illustrated in Fig. 9 is similar to that illustrated in Figs. 1 to 8 inelusive,and I have therefore given similar parts-corresponding reference numerals.

While I have described my invention as taking a particular form, it will be understood that the various parts of my invention may be changed without departingfrom the spirit thereof, and hence I do not limit myself to the precise construction set forth, but consider that I am at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairl come within the scope of the appended clalms.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A wheel including a tire-supporting rim split within its circumference, a flange extending inwardly from said rim and being interrupted within its. length to provide a recess, a, lever positioned within said rccess, said lcvcr having portions respectively pivoted. to the ends of said flange adjacent portion of said flange, and a pivot connectlug said extension within the cavity, substantially as described.

-3. A wheel including a tire-supporting rim split within its circumference, a flange extending inwardly from said-rim and being interrupted within its length to proudc a recess, a lever positioned. within said recess, said lever having portionsrespectively ,pivotedto the ends of said flange adjacent the recess, means on said lever providing a handle, .one of said end portions of the flange being cut away to receive said handle of the lever, substantially as described.

4. A wheel including a tire-supporting frim split within its circumference, a flange extending inwardly from said rim and be ing interrupted within its length to provide a recess, a lever positioned within said re* cess, said lever having portions respectively pivoted to the ends of said flange adjacent 'the recess, said flange being interrupted throughout its length to provide spaces to permit the ready bending of the rim, substantially as described. In testimony whereof I-have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. HAROLD M. CROWLEY. \Vitnesses:

Jon M. SMrr-n, ELLA Cnowwr. 

